Gino's Hamburgers to make a comeback
The onetime COO of the onetime regional fast-food giant is getting new life.
Gino's Hamburgers to make a comeback
Michael Klein, Philly.com
Filed Under: TableTalk
Gino's Hamburgers, a fast-food company that had a huge presence from New Jersey to northern Virginia ("Everybody Goes to Gino's"), will make a comeback in 2010.
In charge is Tom Romano, who was C.O.O. in 1982 when the chain was sold to Marriott Corp., which converted the eateries into Roy Rogers restaurants. Gino's took its name from Baltimore Colts player Gino Marchetti, who will consult.
"It's apparent there's a need for better burgers out there," said Romano, citing the success of such chains as Five Guys.
Romano, who worked for the company for 20 years, said Gino's would make its burgers to order from fresh beef and would also offer chicken. (Gino's was the mid-Atlantic outlet for Kentucky Fried Chicken.)
Romano plans to start offering franchises next week, and to have the first location (possibly in Northeast Philly or Montgomery County) this summer.
Nostalgists can visit his Web site.
Comments (76)
Everybody goes to Geno's, cause Gino's is the place to go!!!!
I worked at Gino's and my fondest memories of the Oxford Av site in the NE were the orange colored Star Trek short outfits the smoking hot girls of Fox Chase wore. Oh yea, I think we sold food there.
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OMG...I was telling my daughter about Gino's the other day. A place where you could get a burger, shake and fries for a buck! Now it will be a tad more than a buck but who cares.....Welcome back Gino's....— Leapinliz- A burger fries and a shake for half a buck; you could hadly eat a dollar's worth.— Dave S.
- Bring back the old commercials! "Gino's gives you freedom of choice ..."— Paul B
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- I am sure Dom would like that as well. That would mean he is still alive. RIP 5/5/2009— RUKIDDINGME?
- I too can taste that Gino Giant now!— McCormick
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Bring back the "Giant"!— Nihilist- Yeah!!!!!!— Rowdy Roddy
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